Sunday, November 2, 2008

November 3rd

Hi there, You should have all moved on to studying the Respiratory System by now and have another week until you move on to the final unit- the Urinary System.

The Blackboard quiz for the immune system closes tonight, so if you haven't done it yet you will need to get your skates on!

We had a good tutorial last week which focussed mainly on the immune system. We developed our own concept map on the whiteboard and whizzed through the immune system Powerpoint I have put on Blackboard. Have a look at it as I think it simplifies this rather complex topic and emphasises the points that are important. At the end of the presentation there is also a simplified version of the concept map we developed.

For those that want to get ahead of things before the Test on November 28th I have put up the interactive and printable notes for the final unit: the Urinary System. I am working on the quiz and should get that up before Wednesday and the workbook will follow.

In the practical class on Friday we will be looking at and cutting into kidneys and then I will spend the rest of the session talking about the kidney and kidney tubule structure and how urine is formed using the polytechs great models.

Finally the test will be a longer version of tests you have already done and will cover all the 8 units studied this semester. (Not the same questions though! Sorry!) Make sure you use the workbooks in your revision as they will be very useful, but also look back over the BB quizzes and of course the interactive notes and the questions that pop up there.

If you find there is something you dont understand as you go back over the material, dont hestitate to send me an email or even phone me on 4748497 as I will be at my desk most afternoons and am always happy to help.

Have a great week,
cheers Ruth

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